Daniel 1
1 No ano terceiro do reinado de Joaquim, rei de Judá, veio Nabucodonozor, rei de Babilônia, a Jerusalém, e a sitiou.
In the third year of the reign of Jehoyakim the king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.
2 E o Senhor entregou nas suas mãos a Joaquim, rei de Judá, e uma parte dos vasos da casa de Deus, e os levou para a terra de Shinar, para a casa do seu deus, e pôs os vasos na casa do tesouro do seu deus.
And the Lord gave up into his hand Yehoyakim the king of Judah, with part of the vessels of the house of God: and he brought them into the land of Shin'ar into the house of his god, namely, he brought the vessels into the treasure-house of his god.
3 E disse o rei a Aspenaz, chefe dos seus eunucos, que trouxesse alguns dos filhos de Israel, e da semente real e dos príncipes,
And the king said unto Ashpenas, the chief of his eunuchs, that he should bring out of the children of Israel, and of the royal seed, and of the nobles,
4 Mancebos em quem não houvesse defeito algum, e formosos de parecer, e instruídos em toda a sabedoria, e sábios em ciência, e entendidos no conhecimento, e que tivessem habilidade para assistir no palácio do rei, e que os ensinassem nas letras e na língua dos caldeus.
[Certain] lads in whom there should be no kind of blemish, but who should be handsome in appearance, and intelligent in all wisdom, and acquainted with knowledge, and understanding science, and such as should have the ability to serve in the king's palace, and that these should be taught the learning and the language of the Chaldeans.
5 E o rei lhes ordenou a ração de cada dia, da porção do manjar do rei, e do vinho que ele bebia, e que assim fossem criados por três anos, para que no fim deles assistissem diante do rei
And the king ordered for them a daily provision for its day of the king's food, and of the wine which he drank, and to educate them three years, so that at the end thereof they should serve before the king.
6 E entre eles se achavam, dentre os filhos de Judá, Daniel, Hananias, Misael e Azarias:
Now there were among these of the children of Judah, Daniel, Chananyah, Mishael, and 'Azaryah.
7 E o chefe dos eunucos lhes pôs outros nomes, a saber: a Daniel pôs o de Belteshazzar, e a Hananias o de Sadrach, e a Misael o de Mesach, e a Azarias o de Abed-nego.
And the chief of the eunuchs assigned them names; and he assigned to Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Chananyah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to 'Azaryah, of 'Abed-nego.
8 E Daniel assentou no seu coração não se contaminar com a porção do manjar do rei, nem com o vinho que ele bebia; portanto pediu ao chefe dos eunucos para não se contaminar.
But Daniel resolved in his heart that he would not defile himself with the food of the king, nor with the wine which he drank: and therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not need to defile himself.
9 Ora deu Deus a Daniel graça e misericórdia diante do chefe dos eunucos.
And God gave Daniel kindness and mercy before the chief of the eunuchs.
10 E disse o chefe dos eunucos a Daniel: Tenho medo do meu senhor, o rei, que ordenou a vossa comida e a vossa bebida; pois porque veria ele os vossos rostos mais tristes do que os dos mancebos que são vossos iguaes? assim arriscareis a minha cabeça para com o rei.
And the chief of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath ordered your food and your drink; for why should he see your face sadder looking than that of the lads who are of your age? and ye would thus endanger my head with the king.
11 Então disse Daniel ao dispenseiro a quem o chefe dos eunucos havia constituido sobre Daniel, Hananias, Misael e Azarias:
Then said Daniel to the steward whom the chief of the eunuchs had given charge over Daniel, Chananyah, Mishael, and 'Azaryah,
12 Experimenta, peço-te, os teus servos dez dias, e que se nos dêem legumes a comer, e água a beber.
Prove, I beseech thee, thy servants, ten days; and let them give us vegetables to eat, and water to drink;
13 Então se veja diante de ti o nosso parecer, e o parecer dos mancebos que comem a porção do manjar do rei, e, conforme vires, te hajas com os teus servos.
And then let our countenances be looked at before thee, and the countenance of the lads that eat the food of the king: and as thou mayest see [fitting], so deal with thy servants.
14 E lhes consentiu isto, e os experimentou dez dias.
And he hearkened unto them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
15 E, ao fim dos dez dias, apareceram os seus semblantes melhores, e eles estavam mais gordos de carne do que todos os mancebos que comiam porção do manjar do rei.
And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared better and fuller in flesh than [that of] all the lads who ate the food of the king.
16 Então sucedeu que o dispenseiro tirava a porção do manjar deles, e o vinho de que deviam beber, e lhes dava legumes.
And the steward took away their [apportioned] food, and the wine that they were to drink, and gave them vegetables.
17 Quanto a estes quatro mancebos, Deus lhes deu o conhecimento e a inteligência em todas as letras, e sabedoria; mas a Daniel deu entendimento em toda a visão e sonhos.
But as regardeth all these four lads, God gave them knowledge and intelligence in all learning and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
18 E ao fim dos dias, em que o rei tinha dito que os trouxessem, o chefe dos eunucos os trouxe diante de Nabucodonozor.
And at the end of the days [after] which the king had said that they should be presented, the chief of the eunuchs presented them before Nebuchadnezzar.
19 E o rei falou com eles; porém entre todos eles não foram achados outros tais como Daniel, Hananias, Misael e Azarias; e assistiam diante do rei.
And the king spoke with them; and there was not found among them all any one like Daniel, Chananyah, Mishael, and 'Azaryah: and so they served before the king.
20 E em toda a matéria de sabedoria e de inteligência, que o rei lhes perguntou, os achou dez vezes mais doutos do que todos os magos ou astrólogos que havia em todo o seu reino.
And in every matter of wise understanding, which the king required of them, he found them ten times superior above all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his kingdom.
21 E Daniel esteve até ao primeiro ano do rei Cyro.
And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.
